The Baltimore County union., 1887-01-08

Woodensburg, 4th District.-Being a
home to enjoy the holidays for couple of weeks
and intending to return to Washington next week
l will send a few such items of news as have COM
to me, which are very imperfect, not having been
away from home to gather them, but giving then
as have heard them.
learn that the usual complement of entertain
ments, children's treats, ministers donation par
ties, &C., have taken place at Reisterstown ant
Glyndon, this district during the holiday season
The minister of the M. e. Church South was thu
recipient of donations from his congregation, OF
Friday afternoon preceding Christmas, and fami
ly supplies, it is said, were shOwered in upon hin
and his family sufficient to last them good par
of the present year. A similar donation party
was given at the M. e. parsonage, to the Rev. e
Richardson, ON Friday evening preceding New
Year.
A sweetmeat treat was given the children of the
M. E. Sunday school, on the evening before Christ
mas. A similar treat was furnished the Sunday
school of the M. e. Church South during the holi.
day week.
An entertainment was given at the hall, in
Glyndon, week before last, which is said to have
been very enjoyable. Again, the same week
an entertainment by the pupils of the Reisters-
town public school, Prof. Ebaugh, principal, which
was said to be very creditabe to all who partici-
pated, it consisting not only of music and other
entertainment, but also of dramatic farce per-
formed by the pupils.
The whole of the holiday week seemed to have
been commensuratey celebrated and enjoyed by
the people of this district. The snow, which froze
into an icy sleet, furnished very good sleighing,
and the jingle of the sleigh-be and the scudding
of the runners of the segh, the latter containing
generally the lovely and loving swain and lassie,
on the icy crust, gave an almost continuous and
merry sound, telling how happy were the aforesaid
occupants of the sleighs.
A pound and surprise party took place at Mr..
J. W. Benson's, this place, on Tuesday night, at
which large number of persons were present,
mostly coming in sleighs.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gore, relict of the late johnnie
Gore and mother of Miss Alverda Gore, one Of the
best known public school teachers of the county,
died on Tuesday night in the SD year of her age.
Her funeral took place on Friday morning, at the
M. E. Church, Reisterstown, and her remains were
buried in the cemetery adjoining the church.
A fox was turned loose at Feezer's Hotel, Reis-
town, Tuesday afternoon, but the icy crust on the
snow would not allow the dogs to make good run
and Reynard escaped. 1t was not very exciting
affair.
The churches of Reisterstown, consisting of the
Episcopal, Catholic, Methodist, North and South,
and Lutheran, were pretty generally decorated on
Christmas with beautiful evergreens and other
adornments. ANON.
Rossville, 18th District.-Mr. VIM. E. Bar
becow recently built large wagon and carriage
house, with granary above, which is quite an i'm
provement to his place.
Mr.. John Heck is building a carpenter shop on
the school house lot
Mr.. George Oppertshauser, who has been alb
sent seven years and his whereabouts was not
known, came home to spend the holidays, which
was very agreeable surprise to his father and
the family.
Mr.. J. Miligan Gillespie, of Back River Neck,
has been quite ill with malarial rheumatism of
late, but is now improving.
The Franklin Debating Society is still dealing
with great questions The latter of the two referred
to in my last letter was decided in favor of a Re-
publican form of government. This week the sub
ject for discussion was Resolved, that the French
and Indian wars have caused more suffering than
the late civil war in this country. Mr.. VIM. II.
Mccormick who was the first president of the
society and who has been away from the neigh
borhood a year, has returned and attends the reg
ular sessions. Mr.. Andrew Kants also takes quite
an active part in the proceedings of the society as
chaplain and debator
Mr.. C. Ross Mace returned to Cornell Univer
sity this week, to resume his studies, and he ex-
poets to be away until the summer vacation.
Wild duck shooting is now the order of the day
but it is said that it has been the poorest
tuaG udS Ueou huOWu lUI Iuduy y0hIns
The fourth quarterly meeting of Great Falls
Circuit will be held at the Camp Chapel appoint
ment, on Sunday and Monday, 10th and 18th insts
The presiding elder will be present and preach
Sunday afternoon and Monday morning.
1t is said that some of the more enterprising
and bright young men of our district have lady
friends in Hartford and that by the aid of the iron
horse they make swift visits there. 1t is thought
that probably ere long the two counties may be
toI hr,, ,laars
And now, Messrs. Editors and readers of The
UNION, if not too late, we would wish you happy
and successful New Year. PRINcIPIo.
Belair Items.-The members of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Hartford county met
on last Monday in the Court House, in Belair.-
Mr. Nathan Grafton was called to the chair, and
Joseph NJ. Street, was elected secretary. Col.
John Carroll Walsh read the annual statement of
the company, which showed surplus of $17,-
905.l1. This is the largest surplus showing the
conapany-sver has made in its ex;stence OF 45
years, and speaks well for the careful and pru-
dent manner in which the company is managed.
The following Board of Directors were elected: /:
Colonel John Carroll Walsh, Joseph B. Hanway,
D. W. Taylor, J. P. Silver, John S. Dallam, Will
liam Webster, Thomas H. Nelson, William Bald
win, E. M. Allen and G. G. Kinsey, of Hartford
county; Thos. Gorsuch, Frank NJ. Sparks, John
Sterling, Samuel Pinkerton, W. 0. B. Wright,
Edwin Scott, George Jessop and James D. Slade
of Baltimore county. The directors reelected
Col. John Carroll Walsh president, and Geo. R.
Cairnes secretary. The executive committee
passed and ordered the following losses paid j..
Fred. Crew, for damage by lightning, $40 Jarrett
johnson, S175, for loss of dwelling; Mrs. Char
lotte A. Price, 1900, for loss of dwelling and
store house, and Mrs. Elizabeth Dilworth, 81 800,
for loss of dwelling house.
The Agricultural and Mechanical Society of
Hartford county met ON last Monday and elected
Col. John Carroll Walsh, B. Frank Hanway, S.
Griffith Davis, John P. Mitchell, Jas. M. Cain,
J. Wilson Moore, Joseph Ashton, Col. John Divers,
G. G. Kinsey, J. William Galbreath, Harry c.
Lawder and DIR. W. W. Hopkins as Board Of
Directors for the ensuing year.
The building committee of Bethel Presbyterian
Church, in Hartford county, have adopted plans
for their new church, which will be built the COM
ing season. The new church will be 39x59 feet
with an annex of 25x25 feet for Sabbath school
and lecture room, SO arranged as to be thrown
into the church proper when necessary to do SO.
G..
Warren, 9th DESTRUCTION the evening of
the 29th ult. a Christmas entertainment was given
to the scholars of the NJ E. Sabbath school. The
programme consisted of singing, recitations and
short speeches by the smaller scholars. The house